Chords for Michael Franks - In The Yellow House
Tempo:
110.05 bpm
Chords used:
Db
A
Ab
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Eb]
[Ab] No one knows [Eb] the joy [Db] when [Ab]
you [Eb] create.
[Bb] By [Db] definition, [Bb] [Ab] something out of [Db] nothing.
Colors, [Cm] canvas, light.
[F]
But Christ is the light, [A] Paul.
[Bbm] The sunlight, Vincent, [Eb] down [Ebm] in our [Ab] room.
You painted nudes, I painted flowers.
[Abm] We drank that [Db] cloudy absinthe all night long.
[Gb]
[Gbm] And the [B] women we [E] loved were blues.
[D]
When we [A] lived in the [D] yellow house.
[Ab]
[F]
In [Db] the yellow house, [Ab] life was ideal.
[Db]
By definition, something [Ab]
one [Db] imagines.
Painters, [Cm] brothers, friends.
[F] At least till the end came.
[Bbm]
Complete [Ebm] surprise, [Eb]
attack of rage.
[Ab] A most peculiar place to shave.
[Abm] In time, our fine [Db]
[Db] [Bbm] companionship [Gb] went wrong.
[Gbm] But our [B] pictures are [E] living proof.
[D]
[A] Of our life in the [Bm] [A] yellow [B] [A] house.
[D]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Abm]
[F] [Db]
[Gbm] [B]
[E] [Abm] [E]
[D]
Ruin studio of the south.
Three short [A]
months [D] in the yellow house.
[Bm]
[G] I never [Db] knew that [E] [Bm] a day was [G] madness.
Neither did I, my [Em] friend.
[D] It sneaks up on you [Bm] from behind.
I believe [Gb]
your condition [Bm] had improved.
I was [D] convinced [Db] that hard work [Gb] and our friendship [Dm] would join me.
[F] I [E] was [A] blind to your [Db] suffering, [Dm] forgive me.
You always helped [E] me when you could.
[A] You did your best, at least you tried.
[Bb] But not [E] enough [F] to [A] distract you [Dm] from the [Bb] end.
[E] [A] [D] A wheat field [Bb] with crows and [E] those
[G] cypresses in [A] starry [Cm] night.
You [Ab] painting some flowers [Dm] is how [D] [G] I remember [B] [Bm] you.
Only [G] my pistol [Db]
can comfort [Gb] this sadness [Gm] [B] tonight.
[B] [Bm]
[N]
[Ab] No one knows [Eb] the joy [Db] when [Ab]
you [Eb] create.
[Bb] By [Db] definition, [Bb] [Ab] something out of [Db] nothing.
Colors, [Cm] canvas, light.
[F]
But Christ is the light, [A] Paul.
[Bbm] The sunlight, Vincent, [Eb] down [Ebm] in our [Ab] room.
You painted nudes, I painted flowers.
[Abm] We drank that [Db] cloudy absinthe all night long.
[Gb]
[Gbm] And the [B] women we [E] loved were blues.
[D]
When we [A] lived in the [D] yellow house.
[Ab]
[F]
In [Db] the yellow house, [Ab] life was ideal.
[Db]
By definition, something [Ab]
one [Db] imagines.
Painters, [Cm] brothers, friends.
[F] At least till the end came.
[Bbm]
Complete [Ebm] surprise, [Eb]
attack of rage.
[Ab] A most peculiar place to shave.
[Abm] In time, our fine [Db]
[Db] [Bbm] companionship [Gb] went wrong.
[Gbm] But our [B] pictures are [E] living proof.
[D]
[A] Of our life in the [Bm] [A] yellow [B] [A] house.
[D]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[Gm]
[Ab] [Eb]
[Abm]
[F] [Db]
[Gbm] [B]
[E] [Abm] [E]
[D]
Ruin studio of the south.
Three short [A]
months [D] in the yellow house.
[Bm]
[G] I never [Db] knew that [E] [Bm] a day was [G] madness.
Neither did I, my [Em] friend.
[D] It sneaks up on you [Bm] from behind.
I believe [Gb]
your condition [Bm] had improved.
I was [D] convinced [Db] that hard work [Gb] and our friendship [Dm] would join me.
[F] I [E] was [A] blind to your [Db] suffering, [Dm] forgive me.
You always helped [E] me when you could.
[A] You did your best, at least you tried.
[Bb] But not [E] enough [F] to [A] distract you [Dm] from the [Bb] end.
[E] [A] [D] A wheat field [Bb] with crows and [E] those
[G] cypresses in [A] starry [Cm] night.
You [Ab] painting some flowers [Dm] is how [D] [G] I remember [B] [Bm] you.
Only [G] my pistol [Db]
can comfort [Gb] this sadness [Gm] [B] tonight.
[B] [Bm]
[N]
Key:
Db
A
Ab
E
D
Db
A
Ab
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ No one knows [Eb] the joy [Db] when _ [Ab]
you [Eb] create.
_ [Bb] By [Db] definition, _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] something _ out of [Db] nothing. _ _ _ _
Colors, [Cm] canvas, _ light.
_ _ [F] _
But Christ is the light, [A] Paul.
_ [Bbm] The sunlight, Vincent, _ [Eb] _ down [Ebm] in our [Ab] room.
_ You painted nudes, I painted flowers.
[Abm] We drank that _ [Db] cloudy _ absinthe all night _ long.
[Gb] _
_ _ [Gbm] And the [B] women we [E] loved were blues.
_ _ [D]
When we [A] lived in the _ [D] yellow _ _ _ house. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
In [Db] the yellow house, _ _ [Ab] life was ideal.
_ _ [Db]
By definition, _ _ something [Ab] _ _
one _ [Db] imagines. _ _
Painters, _ [Cm] brothers, friends. _ _
[F] At least till the end came.
_ [Bbm] _
_ Complete _ [Ebm] surprise, _ [Eb]
attack of rage.
[Ab] A _ most peculiar _ _ place to shave.
[Abm] In time, our fine _ [Db] _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] companionship [Gb] went wrong.
_ _ [Gbm] But our [B] pictures are _ [E] living _ proof.
_ [D] _
[A] Of our life in the [Bm] _ [A] yellow [B] _ [A] house.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ruin _ _ studio _ of _ the south. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Three _ _ _ short [A] _
months [D] _ in the yellow _ house.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] I never [Db] knew that [E] _ _ [Bm] a day was [G] madness.
Neither did I, my [Em] friend.
_ [D] It sneaks up on you [Bm] from behind.
I believe [Gb] _ _
your condition [Bm] had improved.
I was [D] convinced [Db] that hard work [Gb] and our friendship [Dm] would join me.
_ [F] I [E] was [A] blind to your [Db] suffering, [Dm] forgive me.
You always helped [E] me when you could.
[A] You did your best, at least you tried.
[Bb] But not [E] enough _ [F] to [A] distract you [Dm] from the _ _ [Bb] end. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] A wheat field [Bb] with crows and [E] those _
_ [G] cypresses in [A] _ starry [Cm] night.
You [Ab] painting some flowers [Dm] is how [D] [G] I remember [B] _ [Bm] you.
_ Only [G] my pistol [Db] _
can comfort _ [Gb] this _ sadness _ [Gm] _ [B] tonight. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ No one knows [Eb] the joy [Db] when _ [Ab]
you [Eb] create.
_ [Bb] By [Db] definition, _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] something _ out of [Db] nothing. _ _ _ _
Colors, [Cm] canvas, _ light.
_ _ [F] _
But Christ is the light, [A] Paul.
_ [Bbm] The sunlight, Vincent, _ [Eb] _ down [Ebm] in our [Ab] room.
_ You painted nudes, I painted flowers.
[Abm] We drank that _ [Db] cloudy _ absinthe all night _ long.
[Gb] _
_ _ [Gbm] And the [B] women we [E] loved were blues.
_ _ [D]
When we [A] lived in the _ [D] yellow _ _ _ house. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
In [Db] the yellow house, _ _ [Ab] life was ideal.
_ _ [Db]
By definition, _ _ something [Ab] _ _
one _ [Db] imagines. _ _
Painters, _ [Cm] brothers, friends. _ _
[F] At least till the end came.
_ [Bbm] _
_ Complete _ [Ebm] surprise, _ [Eb]
attack of rage.
[Ab] A _ most peculiar _ _ place to shave.
[Abm] In time, our fine _ [Db] _
[Db] _ _ [Bbm] companionship [Gb] went wrong.
_ _ [Gbm] But our [B] pictures are _ [E] living _ proof.
_ [D] _
[A] Of our life in the [Bm] _ [A] yellow [B] _ [A] house.
_ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Ruin _ _ studio _ of _ the south. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Three _ _ _ short [A] _
months [D] _ in the yellow _ house.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [G] I never [Db] knew that [E] _ _ [Bm] a day was [G] madness.
Neither did I, my [Em] friend.
_ [D] It sneaks up on you [Bm] from behind.
I believe [Gb] _ _
your condition [Bm] had improved.
I was [D] convinced [Db] that hard work [Gb] and our friendship [Dm] would join me.
_ [F] I [E] was [A] blind to your [Db] suffering, [Dm] forgive me.
You always helped [E] me when you could.
[A] You did your best, at least you tried.
[Bb] But not [E] enough _ [F] to [A] distract you [Dm] from the _ _ [Bb] end. _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] A wheat field [Bb] with crows and [E] those _
_ [G] cypresses in [A] _ starry [Cm] night.
You [Ab] painting some flowers [Dm] is how [D] [G] I remember [B] _ [Bm] you.
_ Only [G] my pistol [Db] _
can comfort _ [Gb] this _ sadness _ [Gm] _ [B] tonight. _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _